Eric Scheske

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Civilizations Do Collapse

Civilizations Do Collapse

We in modern society can scarcely imagine Xenophon's feelings as he walked through the magnificent runes of the Assyrian cities. Surely peasants in medieval Europe had the same feeling looking at Roman aqueducts and runes while they lived at a subsistence level. For the last 500 years society

Persian Tolerance Resulted in Alexander the Great

Persian Tolerance Resulted in Alexander the Great

The Persian Empire, compared to its contemporary empires, was extremely tolerant of conquered territories. It allowed states who submitted to retain their current governance as long as appropriate tribute was passed up to the King. This lax arrangement allowed Macedonia to grow in power mostly undisturbed, eventually giving rise to

The Unsound and Little Fury

The Unsound and Little Fury

A tale told by an idiot

The Unsound and Little Fury

The Unsound and Little Fury

A tale told by an idiot Through the fence, between the curling flower spaces, I see a groundhog. I hate him, but not as much as I hate Satan. Satan and groundhogs are kinda the same thing, except groundhogs stop once they've eaten everything in my garden. I

The Most Delicious Way to Get Your Dose of Elderberry

The Most Delicious Way to Get Your Dose of Elderberry

Nina Molina (great name) at the Wall Street Journal

Little Caesars to Change Slogan to Hot-N-Ready-At-Some-Indeterminate-Point-in-the-Future

Little Caesars to Change Slogan to Hot-N-Ready-At-Some-Indeterminate-Point-in-the-Future

The Detroit Times September 19, 2021 DETROIT: Pizza giant Little Caesars has announced a change to its trademarked slogan "Hot-N-Ready" to reflect the current economic milieu of labor shortages and supply chain interruptions. "It has become apparent," said a Little Caesars representative, that we rarely have

Diabolical Ontological Monism

Diabolical Ontological Monism

The best description I've found about the historical, practical, and logical hell that is ontological monism is provided by Warren Carroll, The Founding of Christendom (Christendom Press, 1985). In the first chapter, he writes about the Harappan civilization: its doctrine of reincarnation, cult of Thug stranglers, horned gods,